Ronald Doyle Mayne was born September 12th,
1944 in Fairfax, California. He grew up in Salt
Lake City, Utah and graduated from the College
of Southern Utah. During his time there Lonnie
was an All American in Football. As a result the
NFL Chicago Bears and the AFL San Diego Chargers
were very much interested in Lonnie to play Pro
Football for their teams. But after some help
and advice from his father Ken who was at that
time a professional wrestler himself, Lonnie
decided to follow in his footsteps and be a
wrestler.

Growing up Lonnie enjoyed hunting and fishing
and especially motorcycle riding. He got the
sport in his blood early by traveling to the
matches with his father at age 12. Lonnie met a
man during this time that would greatly
influence his life later on. That man was Tony
Borne.

Lonnie turned professional at the age of 23
and broke into the game in the Los Angeles area
with the help of the late Jules Strongbow.
Lonnie then moved his base of operation to the
Pacific Northwest which would become his home
away from home. This is where Tony Borne came
into the picture. Ken Mayne called Borne and
asked him to keep an eye on his boy.

After Mayne’s first stay in Oregon he
ventured to Hawaii where he proved to be very
successful. Lonnie was able to capture the
Hawaiian State Heavyweight Championship and the
Hawaiian Tag Team Championship with Sweet Daddy
Siki. During his stay in Hawaii, Lonnie met such
wrestlers as Mad Dog Vachon, Peter Maivia, Sam
Steamboat, Jimmy Snuka, Ed Francis, Johnny
Barend, King Curtis and Cowboy Frankie Laine.
Besides Siki, Lonnie teamed with Ripper Collins,
Billy Graham and Gene Kiniski on the islands.

Next, Lonnie stopped in the British Columbia
Territory where he entered a tournament to
determine the first Pacific Coast Heavyweight
Championship. Mayne made his way to the
Championship match but lost via DQ to Mark Lewin.
Mayne then returned to Oregon for another
successful stay. From here Mayne went to the
WWWF. During his 1973 stay Lonnie displayed a
behavior that had seldom been seen before. On
his interviews he would eat live goldfish, razor
blades and even light bulbs. He quickly moved up
to the number one spot in challenging for the
WWWF title then held by Pedro Morales.